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The global esports market will grow to $463 million this year, according to Newzoo’s latest Global Esports Market Report. By 2019 the report says revenues will grow to a whopping $1.1 billion – not bad for a bunch of “geeks” sitting around playing computer games together, right? As a 22 year old with increasingly disposable income, I fall into the valuable sport-loving millennial target group for the advertising industry. I’m…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

The drivers of a dozen or more high-end sports cars were cited for reckless driving Saturday after a state trooper clocked them at more than 110 miles per hour as they zoomed west on Interstate 394, just west of Louisiana Avenue, authorities said. One state trooper stopped seven of the vehicles as they doubled back and headed east on Hwy. 12 near Wayzata Boulevard (County Road 15), but five others…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

The drivers of a dozen or more high-end sports cars were cited for reckless driving Saturday after a state trooper clocked them at more than 110 miles per hour as they zoomed west on Interstate 394, just west of Louisiana Avenue, authorities said. One state trooper stopped seven of the vehicles as they doubled back and headed east on Hwy. 12 near Wayzata Boulevard (County Road 15), but five others…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

Arizona Cardinals fan fire up the crowd in anticipation of the NFC Championship Game against the Carolina Panthers at Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in downtown Charlotte, NC(Photo: David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports) The Valley sports fan also has quirks: We refuse to make noise at baseball games. We set Olympic records in bandwagon jumping. We’re willing to sell our fandom for profit, even it means offering up our most valuable tickets…

All personal realities being relative, my favorite annual sports-related holiday always has been Passover. Really? Really. When I was a kid, my parents kept a kosher home. That meant two sets of Passover-only dishes, one for meat meals the other for dairy. We kept those dishes, pots, pans, bowls, cups, spoons, forks and knives wrapped in newspapers and stored in tall vats — originally used to hold industrial-sized soap powder…

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Canon’s newest DSLR will please enthusiasts and videographers.(Photo: Chris Thomas, Reviewed.com) There is no such thing as a camera that’s perfect for everyone. But that doesn’t stop camera companies from trying to chase this ideal, and Canon’s the latest to try. Adding the EOS 80D ($1,199 body-only) to its stable of mid-range DSLRs, Canon is finally offering an accessible and fairly complete solution for videographers and hobbyists alike. The new 80D takes…

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TV(Photo: Dynamic Graphics, Getty Images) AUTO RACING Sprint Cup practice 7:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1 Xfinity Series qualifying 8:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1 Xfinity ToyotaCare 250 11:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1, 104.5-FM IndyCar qualifying 3 p.m. NBC SN NHRA 4Wide Nationals 9 p.m. Fox Sports 1 BOXING Gonzalez vs. Arroyo 9 p.m. HBO COLLEGE BASEBALL West Virginia at Oklahoma Noon Fox Southeast Campbellsville at Cumberland Noon 98.9-FM Georgia at Florida…

Mamadou Sakho is in his third season at Liverpool Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho is being investigated by Uefa after failing a drugs test. Although the France international, 26, is not officially suspended, he will “not be available” for selection during the investigation, Liverpool said. BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis said Sakho failed a test after the Europa League victory over Manchester United on 17 March. It…

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By Stephanie Stahl PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Tennis is a sport that many young athletes are turning to out of the growing concerns about concussions associated with some contact sports. And a special kind of tennis program in our area is providing children with a lot more than just hitting the ball back and forth over a net. Fifteen year old Max Steinman is a great example, smashing his way back…

Follow Extra Mustard on Facebook | Follow Andy on Twitter Seinfeld and Sports The Brooklyn Cyclones will be hosting their third annual Seinfeld Night in July, including an “Izzy Mandlebaum’s Feats of Strength,” and a black-and-white cookie-eating contest. In honor of this important event, we present the gallery above of Seinfeld and Sports. (Click here for full-size version.) You Know You’re Rich When… A Manhattan millionaire will soon be reunited with the Picasso painting…

Josh Norman has agreed to sign with the Washington Redskins in a whopping deal worth a $75 million over five seasons, with $51 million coming to Norman in the first three years, FS1 NFL Insider Mike Garafolo reports. This makes him the highest-paid cornerback in the league.  Norman posed for photos with a pen and his new contract and smiled ear to ear alongside Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan and family…